After a blank year due to the health crisis, two members of the Football Club des 3 Rivières in Saint-Gildas-des-Bois, which has 220 licensees, had the idea of soliciting pro clubs to try to bring in money in their association but also to animate the life of their structure. Usually, refreshments, meals and lottery nights were used to finance the club’s needs.
Thousands of emails sent to the nerve
Without any contact in the world of professional football, the two friends go there with nerve. Since March, they contact the clubs by email, explain the situation of their amateur club. They send thousands of emails, spend hours and hours. “We went there with the nerve “ explains Marius Houis, one of the two friends, “at the beginning we had fixed the clubs of the region, then the French clubs of Ligue 1. When we saw that we had feedback, we decided to ask the clubs of the European Top 10, and it worked “.
Forty jerseys to be won
About forty jerseys were recovered. Most are signed, some have even been worn by the players and include a certificate of authenticity. Several jerseys should attract the greed of football fans. _“_We have a signed Killian Mbappé jersey, one from OM signed by the whole team. We also received a jersey from N’Golo Kanté of Chelsea, Eden Hazard of Real Madrid and Cristiano Ronaldo of Juventus in Turin.“rejoices Maxence Quéré, delighted that the world of professional football comes to the aid of amateurs.
Raffle tickets can be bought for two euros on the HelloAsso platform. The draw will take place on July 3, at the Saint-Gildas-des-Bois stadium in public if the health situation allows it. In the meantime, the jerseys are safe in a safe.
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